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24 May

Pulsar Thread Usage

I'm thrilled to say that I have finished the quilting on Pulsar and the pattern will be releasing this Friday. I can't wait to share the finish and get the pattern available for you. While I'm doing the hand binding and putting the finishing touches on the pattern, let's take a look at the mound of Dark Navy Aurifil...

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17 May

Pulsar {Quilting Progress}

In order to match the vision and quilting plan that I have for Pulsar, I have been consistently putting in 2-4 hour days of quilting 4-6 days of the week for 6 weeks; and it's not quite finished yet. The first week of quilting was all about changing thread colors and establishing the boundary for the radiating, pulsing star in...

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03 May

MQG Retrospective

In a January newsletter, the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) announced that it had opened submissions for a modern quilt exhibit at the National Quilt Museum. "The National Quilt Museum will be highlighting a selection of quilts made by MQG members over the past ten years from April 9 through July 27, 2021." I submitted a few quilts for consideration,...

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23 Apr

Pulsar – Pin Basting Tip

I tested out the lap size of the soon-to-be-released Pulsar quilt pattern, which finishes at 72" square. I knew that basting a quilt this size was going to be stretch in our cozy 512 square foot (47.5 square meter) cottage, so after a few days of measuring and planning how to make it work, I was able to give...

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12 Apr

Fussy Cut Block {Old School BOM}

Today, Missie Carpenter (Traditional Primitives) will be releasing the next block in the Old School Block of the Month series, so today I am sharing the block that I made based on Quilt Jane‘s instructions LAST month for the Fussy Cut block. I had previously decided to work with my stash of Carolyn Friedlander's prints to make these blocks, but...

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09 Apr

Pulsar – Quilting Prep

I had just enough Kona Cotton Nightfall to piece the top for Pulsar. When I finished piecing the quilt top, I decided to order more Nightfall for the backing, but since I was placing a fabric order, I went ahead and thought about what project I want to work on next. I plan to make a second version of...

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02 Apr

Pulsar – Quilting Plan Doodling

Now that quilting is my "job", I've tried a lot of different time and organization strategies to see what works for me and keeps my creative juices flowing and my work/life in a reasonable alignment (what is balance anyway?). Right now, what's working for me is this rough schedule: Monday - Friday mornings: Technical Editing + life needs (laundry,...

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26 Mar

Pulsar Piecing and Musings on Storage

March 23, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
piecing, Pulsar
18 comments

My biggest hurdle when working on a project is getting the fabrics cut. I've had my fabrics selected for Pulsar (that I shared earlier this week) for a while, but sharing my fabric pull was finally the push I needed to overcome the inertia and get everything cut out. After that, I've had a fun week of piecing. I learned...

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22 Mar

Pulsar 2.0 Pattern Writing and Fabric Pull

Ever since I made Pulsar in December of 2019, I have intended to come back to it and write a full pattern for the design. Here is what the first quilt looked like: I snatched bits of time over the past several weeks and have finally sorted out the math for how to set the corner blocks for a range...

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12 Mar

Variable Star Block {Old School BOM}

Today, Quilt Jane will be releasing the next block in the Old School Block of the Month series, so it's only fitting that I share the block that I made based on Nancy Scott from Masterpiece Quilting's instructions LAST month for the Variable Star block. As I mentioned in my post about the first block (Patched Friendship Star Block), I'll...

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08 Mar

Bokeh Quilt Along {Piecing #3}

Now that we have all the sub-units pieced, it's time to start putting things together! If you have already purchased the Bokeh Quilt Along pattern, you will receive an email today with the Piecing #3 instructions. Look for an email from newsletter@quiltingjetgirl.com with the subject Bokeh Quilt Along – Piecing #3. If you haven’t joined in yet, simply purchase...

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05 Mar

2021 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Cheery Mini Mini Quilt

In early December, one of my patrons unlocked their mini mini quilt reward. I was literally days away from putting my sewing machine in a box for our move (and most of everything else in our house was already boxed up), but I reached out to see about making one last thing in my old sewing space before moving....

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24 Feb

Summer Sampler Black Lives Matter Quilt Auction

February 22, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Black Lives Matter, Quilt Auction, sjsa, social justice sewing academy
6 comments

Last summer, as a former Summer Sampler block designer, I was honored to contribute a block to the Summer Sampler Black Lives Matter quilt. The quilt is now listed on eBay for Charity, and all proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Social Justice Sewing Academy. The Auction is live until 11am (Mountain), March 1, 2021. The quilt measures 72”...

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12 Feb

Patched Friendship Star Block {Old School BOM}

I am squeaking in right under the wire to get my first block made as part of the 2021 Old School Block of the Month. Kim shared her tutorial for the Patched Friendship Star block on January 12th, and the next block (designed by Nancy Scott from Masterpiece Quilting) will be shared today. It took me longer to come...

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29 Jan

Quilt Return

January 26, 2021
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Fractures
10 comments

Almost 14 months ago I shipped off a quilt to the MQG to be part of their Modern Monthly series, and last week it was returned back to me. It had a bit more circuitous a route to get to me due to my recent move (it was shipped to my old address, forwarded to my in-laws who held...

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12 Jan

Introducing the Old School BOM

At the end of 2020, Kim Lapacek reached out to some designers because she was craving an "old school" style blog hop based block of the month for 2021. Starting today, on the 12th of every month this year, a new free tutorial will be shared by one of the block of the month designers. We will be sharing...

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01 Dec

Bokeh Quilt Along {Fabric Requirements}

In photography, bokeh is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image. Bokeh has also been defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light". Differences in lens aberrations and aperture shape cause very different bokeh effects. - Wikipedia The Bokeh quilt requires 5 fabrics: a background fabric (Fabric E), 3 fabrics for...

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02 Nov

Quilt Commission {Quilt Design}

A local friend reached out to me at the beginning of October enquiring if I would consider making a quilt on commission. Although it is pretty rare that I take on commission work, she gave me free reign on the design (with just enough input to make sure the recipient will love it) and I am really excited to...

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Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Quilter | Designer | Tech Editor | Blogger

Yvonne is a former aerospace engineer turned modern quilter, designer, and technical editor. She was introduced to quilting by her paternal grandmother in high school when her grandmother offered to hand quilt a twin-size quilt to use in her college dorm room if Yvonne made the quilt top. Now, over 25 years later, Yvonne has developed a style that bridges her technical background and love of bold color, specializing in curves, transparency color play, and bold, geometric designs. Yvonne’s quilts have been featured in numerous national and international magazines, quilt shows, and books.